pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
(initial capital letter) designating or pertaining to various churches having this form of government and professing more or less modified forms of Calvinism.
First recorded in 1635–45; presbytery + -an
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The thrice-married realtor and former television celebrity was raised Presbyterian and rarely attended religious services.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Instead she’s gone, and this weekend her family came with moist eyes and broken hearts to her funeral at the First Presbyterian Church in her hometown of Yorktown, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The two candidates were present for Saturday’s vote at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Koreatown, though neither spoke.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
As a cultural Christian — I’m the grandson of a minister and was raised Presbyterian, and was active while our daughters were young — I’m not given to quoting scripture.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
We decided to have an American wedding, too, at the First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles, outside Syracuse.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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